Police say people are being lured into a puppy airport scam. Authorities say a family in North Carolina purchased two puppies online for 800-hundred dollars. The family was told they could pick up the puppies from the Kennel Cargo Department at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. When the couple contacted the airport they found out the department did not exist. Airport officials say more than 10 victims have been taken by the scam. Police advise consumers that individual airlines may ship animals, but the airport itself does not.

Finch elementary school re-opened this morning, days after carbon monoxide poisoning sent staff and students to the hospital. In a press conference Thursday Atlanta Public School Superintendent Erroll Davis said the carbon monoxide seeped throughout the school after two maintenance workers failed to reopen a boiler valve. APS officials plan to install carbon monoxide detectors in all of its schools, although it is not required under Georgia law. 


Police continue to investigate what happened during a shootout in Clayton County that injured a sheriff's deputy and left one man dead.The incident happened Thursday morning near Mount Zion Boulevard and Thrailkill Road. That's where authorities say 19-year old Jalen Ricks sped through a school zone alerting police. Authorities say Ricks drove into a subdivision, where he pulled over and retrieved a gun from his trunk and began to fire at officers. One officer was wounded, but is said to have non-life threatening injuries. Ricks was killed.  The incident put nearby Jonesboro High School on lockdown.


The Labor Department released its numbers today. The latest numbers show the  U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. Although Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc for many businesses; hiring still remained steady. The storm did have a minimal effect, as construction employment dropped 20,000. Overall, the report offers a mixed picture for the economy as the government said fewer jobs were added in October and September than initially estimated.


Your children could be keeping you alive. A new study says couples without children have a higher risk of dying at an earlier age than those with kids.  Researchers say the possible reasons for the higher mortality rate among couples without children include risky behaviors like more drinking, drug abuse and depression.  The study found that the death rate for women who could not have children was four times higher than those who gave birth.